Southern Waiotauru at Kapakapanui

This site is located at an altitude of 1090m near the summit of Kapakapanui in the southern Tararuas and is on the divide between the Southern Waiotauru, Otaki and Waikanae catchments. It has been operating since September 1991. We also measure wind speed/direction in the Tararuas at our Cone Peak monitoring site.

Rainfall for last 7 days
Date Total (mm)
24/05/2012 0.0
23/05/2012 0.0
22/05/2012 0.0
21/05/2012 0.0
20/05/2012 0.0
19/05/2012 4.0
18/05/2012 0.0
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Annual statistics
Year Annual total (mm) Maximum daily rainfall (mm) Date of maximum rainfall
2012 YTD 718 70.5 14/05/2012
2011 2331 74 15/12/2011
2010 2437 106 30/09/2010
2009 2497 108 12/02/2009
2008 3043.5 190 08/01/2008
2007 1891 98.5 04/11/2007
2006 2789.5 103.5 17/11/2006
2005 1750.5 91 05/01/2005
2004 3213.5 156 11/02/2004
2003 1888 72.5 03/10/2003
2002 2478.5 112.5 01/03/2002
2001 1964.5 82 22/11/2001
2000* 2043.5 132 01/10/2000
* may represent a partial year of data